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American corporate subsidiaries

  • Condé NastIn 1909, Condé Montrose Nast purchased Vogue, a printed magazine that had launched in 1892 as a New York weekly journal of society and fashion news.
  • GoogleIn August 1998, a check for $100,000 arrived at the front porch of David Cheriton's home in Palo Alto. Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun Microsystems…
  • TikTokByteDance launched Douyin on the 20th of September 2016, a mobile app designed to host user-submitted videos ranging from three seconds to 60 minutes.
  • CBS SportsOn the 11th of April 1955, CBS Sports was formed as a distinct division within the Columbia Broadcasting System. This date marks the official establishment…
  • Morgan StanleyThe firm formally opened its doors for business on the 16th of September 1935, at 2 Wall Street in New York City. This specific date marked the birth of…
  • The Plain DealerIn January 1842, two brothers named Joseph William Gray and Admiral Nelson Gray took over a struggling publication called The Cleveland Advertiser.
  • Paramount PicturesOn the 8th of May 1912, a film producer named Adolph Zukor established the Famous Players Film Company in New York. He believed that feature-length films…
  • CBSOn the 27th of January 1927, a radio network named United Independent Broadcasters began operations in Chicago. Arthur Judson, a New York City talent agent…
  • Georgia-PacificOwen Robertson Cheatham established the Georgia Hardwood Lumber Co. on the 22nd of September 1927 in Augusta, Georgia. He purchased a wholesale hardwood…
  • Sony Pictures ClassicsIn January 1992, three former Orion Classics executives launched a new division inside Sony Pictures. Michael Barker, Tom Bernard, and Marcie Bloom…
  • LucasfilmGeorge Lucas established Lucasfilm on the 10th of December 1971 in San Rafael, California. The company began with just five employees working out of a small…